God Brings Judgment with Consequences on the DisobedientNumbers 14:1-10 (HCSB)Israel’s Refusal to Enter Canaan14 Then the whole community broke into loud cries, and the people wept that night. 2 All the Israelites complained about Moses and Aaron, and the whole community told them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness! 3 Why is the Lord bringing us i...  Read More

THEY LANDApply The TextBelievers can depend on God to instruct them in the tasks He has for them.Obedience to God includes doing what He is calling us to do.Believers can face obstacles with faith, knowing God is with them.What new ministry opportunity has the Lord put in front of your Bible study group? What actions (if any) have you taken to begin? What steps can you take to start implementing t...  Read More

Has your faith grown from past mistakes? If so, have you encouraged others with your lessons? Is there someone that needs to learn from your mistakes?Have you imposed upon God a requirement that He free you of all struggles to be happy? Or, are you seeking His peace during struggle? Are you trusting in God to become rich in fruit of the Spirit? Or, are you looking for the riches of the world?...  Read More

Numbers 13:30-33 (HCSB)30 Then Caleb quieted the people in the presence of Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land because we can certainly conquer it!” 31 But the men who had gone up with him responded, “We can’t go up against the people because they are stronger than we are!” 32 So they gave a negative report to the Israelites about the land they had scouted: “The land we ...  Read More

Numbers 13:26-29  (HCSB)Report about Canaan26 The men went back to Moses, Aaron, and the entire Israelite community in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for them and the whole community, and they showed them the fruit of the land. 27 They reported to Moses: “We went into the land where you sent us. Indeed it is flowing with milk and honey, and here is some of its fruit....  Read More

Numbers 13:17-25  (HCSB)17 When Moses sent them to scout out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up this way to the Negev, then go up into the hill country. 18 See what the land is like, and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many. 19 Is the land they live in good or bad? Are the cities they live in encampments or fortifications? 20 Is the land fertile or unproductive? ...  Read More

Numbers 12:10-16  (HCSB)10 As the cloud moved away from the tent, Miriam’s skin suddenly became diseased, as white as snow. When Aaron turned toward her, he saw that she was diseased 11 and said to Moses, “My lord, please don’t hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed. 12 Please don’t let her be like a dead baby whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes out of his mother’s womb.”...  Read More

Numbers 12:1-9  (HCSB)Miriam and Aaron Rebel12 Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he married (for he had married a Cushite woman). 2 They said, “Does the Lord speak only through Moses? Does He not also speak through us?” And the Lord heard it. 3 Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.4 Suddenly the Lord said to Moses, Aaron, and Miria...  Read More

ProvisionApply The TextBelievers should be careful not to take God’s provisions for granted.We can always take our concerns to God, telling Him what we need.We can trust God to provide what we need to carry out the tasks He gives us.What actions can your Bible study group take to help each other feel free to share their burdens and concerns openly—with God and with one another? What can you do to ...  Read More

What is one specific blessing in your life that you have recently taken for granted, and what is one way you can practice gratitude for it this week?Can you identify discontent or grumbling in your own life? What is the underlying desire behind that complaint, and how can you turn that into a prayer of thanksgiving instead?Where have you seen God work in ways you did not expect? In what area of yo...  Read More

Numbers 11:31-35 (HCSB)Quail in the Camp31 A wind sent by the Lord came up and blew quail in from the sea; it dropped them at the camp all around, three feet off the ground, about a day’s journey in every direction. 32 The people were up all that day and night and all the next day gathering the quail—the one who took the least gathered 50 bushels—and they spread them out all around the camp.33 Whi...  Read More

Numbers 11:24-30  (HCSB)24 Moses went out and told the people the words of the Lord. He brought 70 men from the elders of the people and had them stand around the tent. 25 Then the Lord descended in the cloud and spoke to him. He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and placed the Spirit on the 70 elders. As the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they never did it again. 26 Two men h...  Read More